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2026 Football Commits

Last Updated: 7/17/25

Check out the full list of 2026 Michigan football commitments:

1. WR Jaylen Pile, 6’0” 178lbs. Dallas, TX (Parish Episcopal)

  • Commitment Date: 10/17/24
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #198 WR) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #151 WR) – ESPN (3*)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #639 Overall, #100 WR, #85 in Texas

2. IOL Bear McWhorter, 6’4” 310lbs. Cartersville, GA (Cass)

  • Commitment Date: 2/28/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #97 overall) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #45 IOL) – ESPN (4*, #176 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #449 Overall, #39 IOL, #52 in Georgia

3. QB Brady Smigiel, 6’5” 210 lbs. Newbury Park (Newbury, CA)

  • Commitment Date: 4/26/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #126 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #90 overall) – ESPN (4*, #45 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #90th Overall, #9 QB, #14 in California

4. EDGE Tariq Boney, 6’2” 230lbs. Washington, DC (St John’s)

  • Commitment Date: 4/26/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #84 EDGE) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #86 EDGE) – ESPN (NR)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #939 Overall, #83 EDGE, #4 in DC

5. TE Matt Ludwig, 6’4” 240lbs. Billings, MT (Billings West)

  • Commitment Date: 5/20/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #245 overall) – Rivals (4*, #91 overall) – ESPN (4*, #271 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #159 Overall, #9 TE, #1 in Montana

6. TE Mason Bonner, 6’6” 210lbs. Denver, CO (Mullen)

  • Commitment Date: 5/22/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #36 TE) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #22 TE) – ESPN (3*, #17 TE-H)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #462 Overall, #25 TE, #5 in Colorado

7. DL McHale Blade, 6’5” 255lbs. Chicago, IL (Simeon)

  • Commitment Date: 6/9/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #217 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #194 overall) – ESPN (4*, #274 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #210 Overall, #27 EDGE, #6 in Illinois

8. DT Allister Vallejo, 6’3” 310lbs. Liberty Hill, TX (Liberty Hill)

  • Commitment Date: 6/10/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #211 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #270 overall) – ESPN (4*, #29 DT)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #228 Overall, #25 DL, #31 in Texas

9. LS Colton Dermer, 6’1” 235lbs. Phoenix, AZ (Sandra Day O’Connor)

  • Commitment Date: 6/14/25
  • Rankings: Rivals/On3 (3*, #1 LS) – Kohl’s (5*, #6 LS)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-Star, #1 LS, #31 in Arizona

10. K Micah Drescher, 6’2” 190lbs. Hindsdale, IL (Hinsdale Central)

  • Commitment Date: 6/18/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #14 K) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #9 K) – Kohl’s (#100 K)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #1988 Overall, #14 K, #56 in Illinois

11. RB Jonathan Brown, 6’1” 200lbs. Columbus, OH (St Francis de Sales)

  • Commitment Date: 6/21/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #44 RB) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #75 RB) – ESPN (3*, #28 RB)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #577 Overall, #34 RB, #27 in Ohio

12. DL Titan Davis, 6’5” 265lbs. Saint Louis, MO (DeSmet)

  • Commitment Date: 6/23/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #129 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #111 overall) – ESPN (4*, #164 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #103 Overall, #10 DL, #2 in Missouri

13. WR Zion Robinson, 6’3” 175lbs. Mansfield, TX (Mansfield)

  • Commitment Date: 6/25/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #73 overall) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #84 WR) – ESPN (4*, #116 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #182 Overall, #27 WR, #25 in Texas

14. OL Marky Walbridge, 6’6” 285lbs. Needham, MA (St. Sebastian’s)

  • Commitment Date: 6/25/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #64 OT) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #236 overall) – ESPN (3*, #68 OT)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #470 Overall, #44 IOL, #2 in Massachusetts

15. OT Malakai Lee, 6’7” 310lbs. Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha)

  • Commitment Date: 6/27/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #168 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #93 overall) – ESPN (4*, #264 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #153 Overall, #11 OT, #2 in Hawaii

16. LB Markel Dabney, 6’1” 210lbs. Chester, VA (Huguenot)

  • Commitment Date: 6/27/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (3*, #110 ATH) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #54 LB) – ESPN (3*, #10 ILB)
  • Consensus Ranking: Three-star, #650 Overall, #51 LB, #19 in Virginia

17. EDGE Carter Meadows, 6’7” 225lbs. Washington, DC (Gonzaga)

  • Commitment Date: 6/29/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #35 overall) – Rivals/On3 (5*, #5 overall) – ESPN (4*, #88 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Five-star, #30 Overall, #5 EDGE, #1 in DC

18. DB Andre Clark Jr, 6’0” 165lbs. Richmond, VA (Heritage)

  • Commitment Date: 6/30/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #142 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #28 S) – ESPN (4*, #101 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #150 Overall, #14 S, #5 in Virginia

19. EDGE Julian Walker, 6’6” 240lbs. Columbia, SC (Dutch Fork)

  • Commitment Date: 7/1/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #158 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #128 overall) – ESPN (4*, #236 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #154 Overall, #22 EDGE, #3 in South Carolina

20. WR Travis Johnson, 6’3” 185lbs. Chesapeake, VA (Oscar Smith)

  • Commitment Date: 7/4/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #177 overall) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #131 overall) – ESPN (4*, #112 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #122 Overall, #15 WR, #3 in Virginia

21. CB Dorian Barney, 6’1” 175lbs. Carrollton, GA (Carrollton)

  • Commitment Date: 7/5/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #24 CB) – Rivals/On3 (3*, #42 CB) – ESPN (4*, #110 overall)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #241 Overall, #24 CB, #27 in Georgia

22. S Jordan Deck, 6’2” 180lbs. Frisco, TX (Lone Star)

  • Commitment Date: 7/16/25
  • Rankings: 247Sports (4*, #25 S) – Rivals/On3 (4*, #26 S) – ESPN (3*, #35 S)
  • Consensus Ranking: Four-star, #344 Overall, #29 S, #40 in Texas

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